RNNE: Daily Round Up Launcher
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We've officially started on the road towards our 2nd month of school! We are close to wrapping up MAP testing, beginning to administer (if not already) our first unit assessments and are preparing to STEP test students to dive even deeper into their instructional strengths and needs - we are moving towards the heart of our work which is equipping our Rocketeers with the necessary skills to excel academically!
Throughout the entire building, there was a total shift in tone and framing corrections and consequences to students that created such positive, joyous spaces for our Rocketeers!
“I’ve come to a frightening conclusion that I am the decisive element in the classroom. It’s my personal approach that creates the climate. It’s my daily mood that makes the weather. As a teacher, I possess a tremendous power to make a child’s life miserable or joyous. I can be a tool of torture or an instrument of inspiration. I can humiliate or heal. In all situations, it is my response that decides whether a crisis will be escalated or de-escalated and a child humanized or dehumanized.”
― Haim G. Ginott
Bright Spots: "It was effective when..."
Ms. Arnold: Employed "assuming the best" with a student when she framed a behavior correction as "I know you're excited to read your books, but I didn't say go yet."
- She also used explicit directions by giving a cue for when to to begin "...go..."
Mr. Frazier used a really calm and positive tone with a student who helped to reset today. He has worked to build a relationship with him and his tone allowed him to trust him to talk with him about what was going on. Mr. Frazier entered the conversation with a calm and loving tone.
Ms. Franklin used positive framing with students in the Learning Lab this morning with students by supporting them with logging on their Chromebooks despite the many technology challenges they faced!
Ms. Bowen used a calm and neutral tone when leading her class in HALLS during their transition. The class was silent and moving urgently throughout the hallways.
Ms. Davis corrected in a private, yet positive way during the lesson while students were on the carpet. This respected the student while also maintaining the positive momentum in the classroom.
Examples/Non-examples of Positive Framing
Mrs. Potter led a bathroom break that was completely silent - both teacher and students. She solely used non-verbals to indicate when it was time for the next student to enter the restroom and when providing a reminder to student!
- This created a positive, calm culture during the bathroom break for her Kindergarten class.
Positive Narration:
Mr. Summitt included positive narration right after giving an effective What To Do about finishing their stop and jot in their double plans and being back in STAR within by the time the countdown ended. He gave the What to Do, immediately scanned for compliance and narrated a student.
Mrs. Plever has really invested her students in earning Positive LiveSchool Points! I walked into her classroom this afternoon and briefly checked in with a student who has generally struggled with being compliant at all times and his first words to me - unprompted - were "Ms. Thomas, I have 10 positive points...no, I really have 11 points because she [Mrs. Plever] just gave me another one!" All said with a huge smile on his face!
Ms. McPherson shared a moment of boosting the confidence and shouting her entire class out to me when I walked in her classroom by having them share with what they'd learned today in class and had them apply it to the text they read. They were SO excited to raise their strong arms to answer questions where they applied the key points from the lesson to the text. They were so into it the book and explaining it to each other!
Ms. Barr was really enthusiastic and positive with Trevecca as they were entering the hallway from recess. She was shouting them all out for an amazing line and transition!
Mrs. Salls set a clear What to Do for students while they were taking notes, scanned the room for compliance in STAR and immediately shouted students and kept a positive tone throughout her instruction!
Academic:
Double Plans - Do Now out on Desks
Mr. Sholar had his Double Plans out on every desk before his second class entered the classroom. Students were set up for success and immediately began working as soon as they got to their seats.
Double Plans -
Mr. Summitt included the specific teacher script and actions he is planning to take on his Double Plans so that he has a clear path for instruction. See picture below.
Great work to EVERYONE for the many ways that you helped to "set the weather" in a positive way throughout our school today!
Next time try...
Use the specific steps as a cheat sheet to your framing and positive narration:
Behavioral narration
Using a neutral tone and avoiding false praise when narrating.
Aligning narration precisely to the MVP directions.
Narrating 2-3 students (or groups) who are following directions to set a positive tone, build momentum and ensure directions are heard
Making sure narration occurs within 2 seconds of giving the direction
Being seen looking (crane your neck to appear to be seeing all corners of the room)
Live in the Now
Stating what you want to happen next
Naming what visible compliance will look like
Using a neutral tone
Speaking quieter and slower to show you are calm and composed
Economizing on language during the redirection